Faith Hynoski is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. Certification requires references from a veterinarian, a colleague and client, completing 300+ hrs of training, as well as taking a comprehensive 4 hour exam. Educational requirements must also be met yearly to maintain CPDT-KA status. She holds a Certificate in Canine Studies from the Seattle School of Canine Studies. She is a Professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) USA, a full member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) Australia. She is a supporting member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) and is currently working on her IAABC certification.

Faith is a member of the Animal Behavior Society (ABS), the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB), the Animal Behavior Management Alliance (ABMA) and the Association of Animal Behavior Professionals (AABP). She has studied with the Companion Animal Science Institute (CASI) and regularly attends workshops & seminars held by well-respected behavior professionals in order to stay up-to-date on current training methods and to learn of any advances in animal learning theory. Faith is an AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Approved Evaluator.

Faith has owned and adored dogs, and in fact all animals, her whole life. As a child, she exhibited a natural ability to understand and assist dogs that were exhibiting fear and aggression. She had success in these endeavors even before having the theoretical knowledge to support her actions. However, it would take her many years before she would realize her passion for dog training would become a full-time career. It was only after adopting Zoe; her American Pit Bull Terrier, who was extremely excitable, not at all food motivated, highly intelligent, and was so social that she assumed every person or animal was going to be her best friend; even if they did not necessarily like dogs, or if they believed the stereotypes about pit bulls. She has since proven to excel at any challenge that I set for her; including agility and flyball (though she was more motivated to seek out people, rather than the tennis balls). She earned her AKC CGC (Canine Good Citizen) and also proved to be an amazing therapy dog and is a registered Pet Partner with the Delta Society and Project Canine. We then adopted Zack; a lovely American Staffordshire Terrier x American Bulldog, who  earned his CGC title soon after joining our family. After exhausting many other volunteer roles at the Seattle Humane Society, Faith decided to join the fostering program at the SHS in September 2010 and soon learned that she was a failure as a foster since she could not part with her foster dog, and as such welcomed Juju, a sweet Staffordshire Bull Terrier, into her household.

Faith is the President & Founder of Families Against Breed Bans; an organization formed to fight breed specific legislation and to encourage responsible dog ownership (2008-2011). She was employed as an Adoptions Counselor at the Seattle Humane Society, and volunteered weekly in the DBS (Dog Behavior & Socialization) Program and leading playgroups for the shelter dogs which gave them a chance to interact and play with other dogs.